Kaleidoscope



March 4 1924.

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Patented Mar, 4,1924.

UNITED STATES CHARLES A. HALLEBNEE, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

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Application filed October 4, 1921. Serial No. 505,412.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, (humans A. MALLER- NEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, county of Calhoun, State of I Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kaleidoscopes, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to improvements in kaleidoscopes.

The object of the invention is to intensify and secure a more or less sparkling effect to the trans arent bits of glass or objects in the object ho der.

Further objects, and objects relating to details and economies of construction and operation will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of the invention by the devices and means described in the following specification. The invention is clearly defined and ointed out in the claims.

A structure whic is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a 86 part of this application, in which:

Fig. I is a perspective view of my improved kaleidoscope.

Fig. II is a central longitudinal sectional view on line 22 of Fig. III.

Fig. III is a transverse detail sectional view taken on line 33 of Figs. I and II.

Fig. IV is an enlar ed detail perspective view of the annular reflector disposed within the projecting tube at the object end of the u kaleidosco e.

In the d i'awings similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views and the sectional views are taken I looking in the direction of the little arrows at at the ends of the section lines.

Considering the numbered parts of the drawing by their numbers, 1 is the outer tube 2 is the eye-piece, being a disk with a perforation 3 at the center. 4 is a lass disk within the eye-piece. 5 are triangu arly dis posed mirrors which are supported within the tube by disks 6, 6 containing triangular openin 7 and of such dimensions that they are wel within the periphery of the disks and consequently considerably smaller than the outer tube 1.

The ob'ec-t compartment is formed by a gait of g ass disks 8, 9, spaced by a rin 1O isposed there between and held by rictional contact against the ends of the triangular mirrors, the outer disk 9 being rctained by ring 11in the end of the tube.

Within the projecting end of the tube and within the ring 11 is disposed a polished metallic ring 12, the interior of which is cylindrical in form and polished suflicient-ly to make it a reflector 13.

It will be noted that the object case Within which are preferably brilliant colored pieces of glass and other small objects 14 is of considerably larger diameter than the triangular tube formed by the mirrors. This en ables a relatively large quantity of broken glass to be used adding materially to the extent and variety of design.

With this arrangement, it will further be seen that light is reflected and may be strongly reflected laterally against the objects that are exposed to view (particularly when the kaleidosco e is not pointed directly at the source of light), with the result that the edges thereof, being illuminated, give a distinct border effect and outline to the objects under certain conditions and also the reflecting edges of the objects cause further reflection of light, giving the effect of light sparkling jewels interposed between the said objects, producing a very pleasing efl'ect.

My improved kaleidoscope could be made with the reflecting mirrors fullsize, but this would considerably impair certain effects of the reflected light. I desire to claim my improved kaleidoscope exactly as I have illus trated it and broadly as pointed out in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a kaleidoscope, the combination of an outer case, triangularly disposed mirrors supported by disks having triangular openings within the outer walls of the said case, an eye piece at one end, an object supporting compartment formed between separated disks of glass of the full size of the said case retained by suitable rings, and an annular reflector with inner cylindrical surface disposed within the projecting end of the case having an inner cylindrical reflecting wall, as specified.

2. In a kaleidoscope, the combination of an outer case, triangularly disposed mirrors supported in the said case, an eye-piece at one end, an object supportin compartment formed between separated dis s of glass retained by suitable rin and an annular reflector with inner cy indrical surface disosed within the projecting end of the'case having an inner cylindrical reflecting wall, as specified.

3. In a kaleidosco e, the combination of an outer case, angu ar mirrors within the case, an object supporting compartment at the end of said case, and an annular reflector with'inner cylindrical surface with an inner cylindrical reflecting wall disposed in proximity to the said object compartment to rethe end of the case; and an annu ar reflector with an inner cylindrical surface with an inner reflecting wall disposed in proximity to the said 0 ject compartment to reflect hght laterally into and through the objects contained therein.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

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